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This book was provided to me in exchange for my honest opinion. I rate this book **** stars.

That means every kind of perverseness of any kind should be out of our thinking and for sure our words.

Words have power~ they really do! They have power to affect how we think ~what we believe  and what we say. They affect every little aspect and impact our lives significantly.

We can do so much damage to others  and ourselves with our tongue. We can plant seeds of worry and doubt in others with our words. We can speak life or we can speak death. It is up to us. 

Let's speak words of life today~ 

Proverbs 18:21

 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

2 Corinthians 1:20

 For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us

When I pause to remember I remember love notes written on Sno-Balls and walks in the rain to remember. I remember carriage rides at Crown Center and hunting high up in the trees. I remember finding out that your favorite color was yellow~ which still makes me smile. I remember Christmas tree farms, Jingle and a bubble gum ring in my stocking. I remember Port Washington ~ what a time to remember. I  remember biking around Mackinaw Island, and fudge. ( Oh~ dreamy fudge) I remember that sweet little house on Folsom~ Love grew in small spaces. I remember little girls with long braids and tie dyed t-shirts. I remember our little papoose and a chubby faced baby boy.  I remember Chevy pieces all over my floor and you building me a new kitchen to die for. I remember a Queen Ann Mansion and the great score $$$. I remember driving lessons and midnight boys. I remember pool parties, graduations, and an Airman on the front porch. I remember Principal of the Year. I remember building our dream home in the country. (Don't get any ideas because I am not doing that no more.) I remember bon fires, smores and camping by the pond. I remember a few tears scattered here and there like crying all the way home from Oklahoma City and the silent attic floor. I remember the day we watched her walk out the door and thought we wouldn't survive~ to only do it two times more. I remember the heartache of saying goodbye to her sweet little face. I remember watching you transition from Daddy to Dad and my heart just melts to see you as Papa.

I remember just how sweet our love grew through it all~ I wouldn't have missed any of it for the world.

 When I pause to remember all these memories~ I am excited that we will continue to make more.

Well you are probably wondering why a Grammy would want this book so let me explain. We just welcomed our newest member to the family~ Miss Olivia Hannah. In case you think I am slacking I am not~ my mother intuition is still very much reliable. However~ things change from year to year to years ago. (Ok~ I said I was a Grammy.) I wanted to be up to date with all the "new" stuff. Now ~mind you I still may let age old wisdom rule most of the time.

Such as my daughter was shocked to hear that when she was born the nursery gave nursing mothers little bottles of glucose water for in between feedings. I would take along those little bottles when we were at church or on an outing. Today of course sugar is very bad. Some changes are good ~ some not so good.

I still say that a seasoned mom always knows best. I raised my children with good advice from all the women who had walked this path before me. That is what Erin does with this newly written 2013 book. She gives some new advice with some good ol' Momma intuition.

Erin MacPherson's did a wonderful job of taking the new and tossing in some mother advice. She helps with how you feel after you give birth, problems and issues of everything from nursing to colic. But what I love the most is her spiritual encouragement to young moms. In the end it is her goal to raise kids who have Christ centered in their lives.

This would make a wonderful gift to new moms and dated Grandmothers~ :)

Book Description

• getting into the motherhood groove
• breastfeeding advice
• suggestions for losing the baby weight—before your baby is no longer a baby
• time management tips that may just help you find time to do laundry—before you run out of clean underwear
• how you can manage to be a godly mother and a good wife on less than three hours of sleep a night